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Table 3 Summary of health facilities (N=73) and service statistics

From: Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea

Variable

Health facilities n (%)

Region

  Highlands

21 (28.8)

  Momase

17 (23.3)

  New Guinea Islands

17 (23.3)

  Southern

18 (24.7)

  Health facility type

 

  Hospital

19 (26)

  District/ Rural Hospital

7 (9.6)

  Health Centre

47 (64.4)

Location

  Urban

19 (26)

  Rural

54 (74)

Managing authority

  Public

47 (64.4)

  Church

26 (35.6)

  Population, and service statistics

Average (range)

Pregnant women in catchment population (n)

  Urban

1560 (116- 14 408)

  Rural

627 (36- 2273)

Pregnant women making at least one antenatal clinic visit (n)

  Urban

1043 (64- 3206)

  Rural

295 (29- 857)

Antenatal clinic attendants tested for HIV at sampled health facilities (%)

  Urban

5.6 (0- 38.9)

  Rural

23.5 (0- 100)

HIV seropositive antenatal clinic attendants treated at sampled health facilities (%)

  Urban

4.2 (0- 50)

  Rural

1.1 (0- 40)

Antenatal clinic attendants tested for syphilis at sampled health facilities (%)

  Urban

11.1 (0- 81.7)

  Rural

4.3 (0- 28.4)

Syphilis seropositive antenatal clinic attendants treated at sampled health facilities (%)

  Urban

No data

  Rural

No data